Effect of Scaling Task Constraints on the Learning Processes of Under-11 Badminton Players during Match-Play

Department of Physical Activity and Sport, Faculty of Sport Science, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, University of Murcia, 30107 Murcia, Spain

Sports Performance Analysis Association, 30107 Murcia, Spain

Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Body Expression, Faculty of Humanities and Education Sciences, Campus Las Lagunillas, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain

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Children 2020, 7(10), 164; https://doi.org/10.3390/children7100164

Received: 10 August 2020 / Revised: 25 September 2020 / Accepted: 30 September 2020 / Published: 4 October 2020

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Effects of Exercise on Children Physical Development)

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Scaling equipment and the playing space according to junior badminton players’ characteristics and needs is a key aspect to design optimal learning environments. The purpose of the study is to analyze the incidence of reducing the court size (from 13.40 m × 5.18 m to 11.88 m × 5.18 m) and net height (from 1.55 m to 1.30 m) for under-11 badminton players on the following technical and tactical variables: (a) service area; (b) stroke effectiveness; (c) kinds of technical strokes; (d) players’ hitting area; (e) shuttle landing area; (f) shuttle flight; and (g) rally length. Twenty-eight badminton players (mean age of players: 9.81 ± 0.93) were selected and played a badminton competition (B) with the current federative rules and a mini-badminton competition (MB) with the altered net height and court dimensions. The results showed that a lower net height and a shorter court would increase the frequency and variability of strokes and play patterns, introducing quantifiable changes considered beneficial for children in their first stages, both in training and competition. View Full-Text

Keywords: performance analysis; young players; equipment scaling; small-sided games; singles badminton

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Ortega-Toro, E.; Blanca-Torres, J.C.; Giménez-Egido, J.M.; Torres-Luque, G. Effect of Scaling Task Constraints on the Learning Processes of Under-11 Badminton Players during Match-Play. Children 2020, 7, 164. https://doi.org/10.3390/children7100164

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Ortega-Toro E, Blanca-Torres JC, Giménez-Egido JM, Torres-Luque G. Effect of Scaling Task Constraints on the Learning Processes of Under-11 Badminton Players during Match-Play. Children. 2020; 7(10):164. https://doi.org/10.3390/children7100164

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Ortega-Toro, Enrique, Juan C. Blanca-Torres, José M. Giménez-Egido, and Gema Torres-Luque. 2020. "Effect of Scaling Task Constraints on the Learning Processes of Under-11 Badminton Players during Match-Play" Children 7, no. 10: 164. https://doi.org/10.3390/children7100164

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